Screen Agencies as Cultural Intermediaries
The 8th European Communication Conference (ECREA) will take place in October in at the University of Minha (Braga) with both Maria and Caitriona contributing to panels. The theme of the conference is ‘Communication and Trust: building safe, sustainable and promising futures’ and it is one of the largest European conferences…
More infoIn light of the global Covid-19 crisis, the 70th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), will convene in May as an entirely virtual conference. ICA is one of the largest associations of academic researchers in the area of media and human communication with more than 4,500 members in…
More info***This event is currently postponed until Autumn 2020*** A key aim of this research project is to help to enhance the professional capacity of the next generation of researchers interested in questions of contemporary media production. As we have completed the main empirical phase of the project we are keen…
More info***This event is currently postponed*** In April Caitriona will present the findings of the project in a paper entitled ‘Screen Agencies and Film Funds: Findings from a Comparative Study of Small EU nations’. This is the second international Media Industries conference, hosted by King’s College London. According to the organisers,…
More infoOur thanks to Lauren Orme at Cardiff Animation Festival for inviting us to join in the festival’s online climate assembly. Animation industry professionals, academics and expert speakers came together online to discuss how the sector can reduce its impact on the environment, and how an industry of storytellers can inspire…
More infoWe welcome the publication of the report Ecologies of Cultural Production by the team at Trinity College, Dublin. The 15 month research project was led by Professor Ruth Barton and Research Fellow Dr Denis Murphy of the Department of Film, School of Creative Arts, Trinity College. In August 2019, Caitriona was…
More infoIn 2020 the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee (National Assembly for Wales) is looking into whether broadcasting should be devolved to Wales. It has invited Caitriona and Ruth to participate in a stakeholder meeting in February. This will be an opportunity for discuss if Wales should have greater powers…
More infoMaria Brock presented and took part in a British Academy Early Career Researcher Workshop centring on the discussion of what constitutes engagement, the politics and practicalities of building collaborations with non-academic partners, and the ethics of conducting such work. The workshop ‘SLAVIC STUDIES GOES PUBLIC’ – organised by Dr Victoria Donovan and…
More infoIn January Caitriona and Ruth will present a paper on ‘Embedded Methodologies: researching screen ecologies in small nations’ at the Methodologies for Screen Industries research symposium in Bristol. In recent years there has been little focused discussion on the methodological processes that underpin screen industries research. This event will address that…
More infoRuth and Caitriona were invited by the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee of the Welsh Assembly to give oral evidence as part of the committee’s knowledge gathering for Ofcom’s ‘Small Screen, Big Debate‘ review. The discussion was wide ranging and included discussion of funding models for public service broadcasting,…
More infoIn September Caitriona was invited to give the keynote address at the Ecologies of Cultural Production conference at Trinity College Dublin. Drawing on recent research into screen production in small European states, Caitriona explored the aspiration to build a robust, mobile and responsive creative industries workforce. This session also outlined…
More infoThe Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) hosted a dinner discussion in May to consider the impact evolving viewing habits are having on the UK broadcasting sector and to discuss how Government and industry can work together to ensure Britain continues to produce world-leading content. Caitriona was invited to take part…
More infoAs part of their research seminar series, Caitriona was invited by the Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations to give a paper ‘Screen Agencies in Small Nations: Shaping and Delivering Cultural Policy’. She reported on the work to-date and gave an overview of how screen…
More infoIn early 2019 the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) launched the first edition of AHTV, a day of masterclasses, discussion and one-on-one meetings between Arts and Humanities researchers and the television industry. Held at The Barbican in London the event facilitated several opportunities for…
More infoIn January, Caitriona was invited to give a research seminar on ‘Cultural production in small countries’. Her paper examined the TV and film industry in small countries such as Ireland, Wales and Denmark, focusing on the role of public service broadcasters and screen agencies. Small countries and their media markets…
More infoIn December Caitriona will be taking part in the DETECt research workshop “DETECting Europe in TV Crime Series – Geopolitics, locations, audiences”. The workshop is organised and hosted by the team at Aalborg University on December 11. The aim of the workshop is to explore further collaborations between the Screen Agencies as Cultural Intermediaries…
More infoIn November the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) will hold its conference in Lugano, Switzerland. Caitriona, as a member of the thematic group on ‘Media Industries and Cultural Production‘, will present the work done to date on the Screen Agencies as Cultural Intermediaries project. For those attending, she…
More infoIn August, Caitriona was invited by the Centre for Media Industries and Production Studies (CMIP) at Aarhus University to give a keynote on the role of screen agencies and other cultural intermediaries within media production research. This was part of a wider session on how creative processes and practices are unfolding in…
More infoBoth Ruth and Caitriona presented at the conference on Transnational Television Drama in Aarhus, Denmark. Ruth was a keynote speaker for the session ‘The Values of Transnational Television Drama: Gender, Culture and Language’. She later took part in an academic and industry panel on ‘The New Nordic Noir: How the…
More infoIn 2018 the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee of the National Assembly for Wales held a consultation on Film and Major Television Production in Wales. Both Caitriona and Ruth submitted written evidence to this consultation and were invited to give oral evidence on the screen sectors in Wales and whether…
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